Irene Mawer Art Of Mime, The Dance Of Words Signed With ALS Signed Letter 1925
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Reference Number: Avaluer:47133869 | Non-Fiction Subject: The Arts |
Irene Mawer The Dance of Words Signed with ALS Signed Letter 1925 Irene Mawer (1893-1962), co-founder of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama.
She was described as being a ‘born mime’ – it came naturally to her, without any prior knowledge of what mime even was. She developed a method of teaching mime to others, and many of the exercises were closely based on the Classical Greek Dance. Irene Mawer’s mime was not intended to be a ‘stand-alo...ne’ art, rather the students of mime were expected to bring the work into all of their other disciplines, including voice work. Being trained in the Irene Mawer Method of Mime gave a ‘wholeness’ and a ‘finish’ to theatrical performances and to dances: perhaps a composure or a confidence or a flexibility – something ‘extra’ which would otherwise have been missing
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